Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-06
STAYS ON THE HILL.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE CRBNATORY IN
AN EXHAUSTIVE WAY,
And Winds Up by Giving the Health Committee
a Black Eys-An Indefinite Post
pOnement

sether in special session to consider the
resolution of the Health Committee recon-
mending that the furnace be torn down
and removed to the south side Of Nine
tenth street, near the gas works. The
subject was not very exciting one, and
in the Second Branch but sixteen members
"a bare quorum-answeIed to their names
at roll call. The absentees were Messrs.
Auber, Butts, Bremen, Garvin, Hartong,
Healy, Jones, Kittler, Prayer, Steger,
WHITE and Young. Two or three of these
gentlemen appeared later in the evening.
Immediately after the reading of the min
utes, the Clerk read the special order, the
report of the Health Committee, IN
which the removal OF the
furnace was recommended, and the cost OF
such removal placed at 500. Accompany
ing the report was report from the Gas
Trustees, protesting against the removal 10
the vicinity Of the gas works, and Also the
following document:
''To The Honorable Mayor and Council:
s'GENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned,
offer for your consideration the following
proposition:
1--WE will remove all the kitchen garbage
and Offal from the city, as prescribed by
ordinance, and destroy the same by Gre
nation for the sum of 81, 900 per year.
1--WE also agree TO remove and cremate
the night soil at the rate of Sl.lO per barrel
of forty gallons.
Respectfully,
GEORGE ABRAMS & Co"
Upon the question of the adoption of the
report, Mr.. Robertson took the floor. He pro-
tested against the wrong which was sought
TO be forced upon the Fourth ward. That
ward had enough nuisanees now. For
years it seemed to have been the policy OF
the city to foiSt all sorts of l-smelling
uuisances upon that part of the city. His
people were determined to fight the matter
in Council and in the Courts, and even if
the Courts would decide in favor of the city
the Fourth ward citizens would, probably,
throw the furnace into the creek anyhow.
Mr.. Robertson thought there was no Occa-
sion for q removal, and said that if the
amount OfmOney which the removal of the
furnace would cost had been spent on the
road, fine thrOughfare would be the re-
suit.
Mr.. Jaeger said the Committee had been
prepared for grand howl from the Fourth
ward, and he had heard it. He wanted to
say, however, that the Committee had just
learned that the proposed site at the gas
works did not belong to the city. That
discovery, of course, ended the matter.
Mr.. Jones offered q substitute for the re-
port of the committee, locating the site OF
| the furnace on the north side of Coal run.
Mr.. Whitaker owned q piece of ground
there, and had offered to give it 10 the city
if Councll would aid in keeping up the
road along the south bank of the creek.
This only changed the current of Objec-
ton, and a running debate ensued, in the
course of which members asked for light"
and information" and in return got
various chunks of more OF less valuable
data from people who imagined they had
the thing down fine" A motion was
made to refer the resolution by Mr.. Jones
to the Health Committee, and this brought
q number of members OF the committee to
their feet in protest. They thought the
committee had toyed with the matter
enough.
Mr.. Jaeger hoped the proposition to refer
would be negatiyed. The garbage COLI
tracts had expired, and the city had but
very unsatisfactory and uncertain arrange
ment with the old contractors. A refer
ence to the committee meant delay Of u
week before a report to Council, and then
three or four weeks must elapse before the
| furnace could he torn down and rebuilt.
| Mr.. Harrell thought the furnace had
never had fair test, despite what the pa
pers had said to the contrary, and before
any more money was spent be would like
to see complete test. He didn't think
the Health Committee, either, was con-
WINGED of the success of the furnace. He
thought it would be good policy to test the
furnace for one or two weeks, day after
day, before spending further cash on it.
Furthermore, he did not think any MEM
Der of the Health Committee, if the fur
mace were owned by them individually,
would have it removed at heavy expense
before fully satisfied with it.
Mr.. Caldwell said the whole matter was
an experiment, and the city could well af
ford to spend money upon it, even If it
should ultimately prove failure. The
pOssibiiti of the CrenlatOry were great,
and If the furnace was u success, rs he be-
lieyed it was, it would benefit the whole
country, and would be a great thing for
Wheeling, which had had the enterprise to
enter upon and bring the project to q sue
ceSsful termination. lie hoped the matter
would he pushed through, and an end had
of the interminable wrangle.
Mr. Davis thought it would take year
A - Nhn.a,,r,h - IL l.
thought the Coal run location good one.
The main question was then called for,
and on its being ordered, the resolution to
refer the matter to the Health Com mittee
was lost. The motion of Mr.. Jones was
then agreed to unanimously. This settled
the question, and gave the committee per-
mission to locate on the new site, if salts
| factory.
Mr.. Caldwell then moved a suspension
of the rules, and the motion being agreed
to, the gentleman offered the resignation
of Mr.. Speidel us member of the Police
and Fire Board, and moved its acceptance.
The motion was agreed TO. In few mo-
ments the First Branch appeared, headed
by His Honor the Mayor, who took the
chair, and announced that nominations for
the vacancy were in order. Mr.. Caldwell
took the floor, and made q very neatly
turned and IegatO speech, in which he said
he would not keep back his candidates
name for Oratorial effect, and nominated the
Caucus candidate. Mr.. NJ. K. Wolf. There
were a great many complimentary things
said about Ar. Wolf by Mr.. Caldwell, and
Mr.. Wolf doubtless deserved them all.
Mr.. Schrabe nominated DIR. Pipes.
| Mr. Bremen nominated Hugo LOos.
Mr.. Robertson nominated Charles Menke-
miller.
A ballot was taken, it stau,,ing at the
close of the voting Wolf 10, Pipes 5, LoOs
8, and Menkemiller IL Half the men,
bers, however, changed their votes, and
the result, as announced, stood Wolf 10,
Pipes Il. Mr.. Wolf was accOrdinglv de-
elaIed elected. 1t was a close call for the
Caucus The joint session was then dis
solved
John Pardi was granted a license to keep
a coffee house at No. 927 Market street
Lon McManawsy at No. 1913 Market
| street Ed. Dennis at No. 1897 Market